Quotes About Integrity

Now you've seen a hero," he said. "And that's worth something." —Eckermann, CONVERSATIONS WITH GOETHE

No se puede confiar en alguien que nunca cometió un error. Expone a otros a verse envueltos en el primero que cometa.

Sin lealtá, los hombres semos menos que los puros animales

Mataria por muito poucas coisas, mas mataria quem fizesse mal a um cão. Sem qualquer remorso, com as minhas próprias mãos. -- Entrevista ao Expresso, publicada em 29/01/2021 na Edição nº 2518 da Revista

Never trust a man who reads only one book.

No era el hombre más honesto ni el más piadoso, pero era un hombre valiente.

There's no one more reliable than a man whose loyalty can be bought for hard cash.

He was not the most honest or pious of men, but he was courageous

Lo obsceno es concepto morboso. Para quien vive verdaderamente no hay cosa obscena, para quien vive perdurablemente no hay cosa indigna. Todos nuestros órganos nos expresan. Nuestro sexo es como nuestros ojos o como nuestra inteligencia. Bueno es repetir con Terencio o con Whitman que todas las partes del cuerpo son dignas del canto.

La palabrota que ensucia la lengua termina por ensuciar el espíritu. Quien habla como un patán, terminará por pensar como un patán y por obrar como un patán. Hay una estrecha e indisoluble relación entre la palabra, el pensamiento y la acción. No se puede pensar limpiamente, ni ejecutar con honradez, lo que se expresa en los peores términos soeces. Es la palabra lo que crea el clima del pensamiento y las condiciones de la acción".

A 'no' uttered from the deepest conviction is better than a 'yes' merely uttered to please, or worse, to avoid trouble.

Respect and humility go together. Humility is not meekness, but the opposite of arrogance. A wise old Indian man once said, "Empty drums make the loudest noise." Grandfather often repeated this phrase to indicate that those with the least understanding are the most arrogant.

Those who stay close by me, then, To damage my good name and cut me down to size— Are surely there protecting me From falling into realms of grief.

Therefore, when the thought of compassion is impure, one should not sacrifice one's life, but it should be sacrificed when one's thought is unbiased. Thus, life must not be wasted.18

Please don't lie to me,unless,you're sure I'll never find out the truth.

A gentleman does not openly work for pay, does he?

A man's character and honor made him stand above others, not his religion or strata in life.

will. You convey your exact thoughts, which is a reason people trust you. You never say one thing and think another." "Many would call that rudeness.

Never do anything that you can't admit doing, because if you are that ashamed of whatever it is, it's probably wrong.

Never try to do anything that is outside of who you are. A forced smile is a sign of what feels wrong in your heart, so recognize it when it happens. Living a lie will reduce you to one.

whatever it is, stay how you are

After pursuing God's will and purpose of my life here on earth, my biggest goal and top priority as a human being is to be absolutely nothing like anyone who's hurt and or caused me hardship throughout my life thus far. I'd never wish the pain I have felt and endured upon absolutely anybody.. Not even my worst enemy.

Something has been happening to me, a change that has been a long time coming. I want to be real. Am I the only bad-doing, hand-to-mouth, barely-making-it Black woman there? The struggle I've been going through and the struggle I've been seeing is too hard to lie about and I don't even want to try. I want to help free the ghetto, not run away from it, leaving my people behind. I don't want to style and profile in front of nobody.

Gossip needs no carriage.